University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 6.4-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 328 Title IV programs, 123 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 204 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing123 · 37.5%
- No Data204 · 62.2%
- Failing1 · 0.3%
Severity spectrum
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Near the line (±5%)
Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
Programmatic accreditations · 35
Action history · 67
- Aug 2025Renewal of AccreditationAmerican Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Endodontics
- Aug 2025Renewal of AccreditationAmerican Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Pediatric Dentistry
- Aug 2025Renewal of AccreditationAmerican Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Periodontics
- Aug 2025Renewal of AccreditationAmerican Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Prosthodontics (including maxillofacial prosthetics and combined prosthodontics/maxillofacial prosthetics)
- Aug 2025Renewal of AccreditationAmerican Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Predoctoral
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 12,428 students received $74.3M in Pell grants, alongside $329.7M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 6,984 borrowers who entered repayment, 49 (0.7%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at Washington
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 12
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus238
- Non-campus119
- Public property45
Includes 15 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
- National origin9
- Sexual orientation7
- Race4
- Religion4
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
- Hansee Hall1 fireHeating equipmentDamage $0-$99
Data quality: 7 reports were later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Washington vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Washington selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectUniversity of Washington-Seattle Campus | 85% | — | 56,997 | $14,091 | R1 Research |
| 60% | 86.6% | 25,685 | $14,971 | R1 Research | |
| 93% | 9.0% | 47,335 | $12,548 | R1 Research | |
| 93% | 11.0% | 45,882 | $13,481 | R1 Research | |
| 86% | 26.7% | 44,256 | $12,470 | R1 Research | |
| 70% | 77.3% | 37,163 | $19,604 | R1 Research | |
| Peer group median | 86% | 26.7% | 45,069 | $13,786 |
Institutions like Washington
Explore the federal data for institutions in Washington's comparison group.
- R1 ResearchWashington
Washington State University
Grad rate60%Admit rate86.6%Enrollment25,685Net price$14,971View data - R1 ResearchCalifornia
University of California-Los Angeles
Grad rate93%Admit rate9.0%Enrollment47,335Net price$12,548View data - R1 ResearchCalifornia
University of California-Berkeley
Grad rate93%Admit rate11.0%Enrollment45,882Net price$13,481View data - R1 ResearchCalifornia
University of California-San Diego
Grad rate86%Admit rate26.7%Enrollment44,256Net price$12,470View data - R1 ResearchOregon
Oregon State University
Grad rate70%Admit rate77.3%Enrollment37,163Net price$19,604View data
Campuses
The 2 campuses that make up University of Washington-Seattle Campus.
Washington Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
Institutional assessment at UW celebrates diversity and seeks to understand and improve it by gathering information from a wide range of sources.
Visit IR office page- Jillian MornDirector of Institutional Assessment & Evaluation
- Angela Davis-UngerResearch Scientist
- LizAnne NgoResearch Scientist
- Kylie ParksResearch Scientist
- Reina LewisInstructional Evaluation and Scanning Services Support Coordinator
Common Data Set
Washington's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.
Source publications
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